I Heart London (I Heart #5) by Lindsey Kelk | Book Review

I Heart London (I Heart #5)
Lindsey Kelk
Genres: Young Adult, Chick-Lit, Romance, Humour, Contemporary
Publication Date: June 7th 2012
Number of Pages: 366
Source: Received as a birthday present

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Home is where the heart is. Right? Angela Clark has fallen in love with America -- and it's starting to love her back. Throw one expired visa into the mix, and things quickly take a turn for the worse. She might love her life as a Brit in New York, but now she has no choice but to return to London. Not only does she leave behind her gorgeous boyfriend, Alex -- she must also face unfinished business back on home turf. There's an ex-boyfriend -- who she moved to New York to get away from. Then there's her best friend, with her perfect new baby. And there's her mum. Now, there's another wedding in the offing -- and everyone remembers how well the last one went...

The I Heart Series is officially one of my favourites and I think it always will be. With Number 5 in the series, I heart London, I wasn't sure if Lindsey Kelk would be able to beat the previous in the series (#1 New York, #2 Hollywood, #3 Paris and #4 Las Vegas) but it certainly does not disappoint and the familiarity of the London setting actually made this one of my favourites of the whole series so far!

Since Angela's spontaneous flee to New York 2 years ago, she is now settled down enjoying life with her new fiance and her new magazine job. What could go wrong? Well, as with every book within the I Heart Series, almost everything you could imagine! Cat fights, dress stealing, depressing and controlling dumped best friends, evil magazine enemies ruining the day and an ex finance showing up causing trouble. What more could you expect from an I Heart Series book?

As ever, Lindsey Kelk's writing is what makes this book and the hilarious comedic writing mixed with current newsworthy references makes this such an entertaining read. A must for any chick-lit comedy lover!

A Day at the Office | Book Review

This review contains no spoilers and no reference to events or character information that may ruin your reading pleasure.

A Day At The Office
Matt Dunn

Julie kissed Mark at the office Christmas party. She doesn't seem to remember, but he's not been able to forget. What better day to jog her memory than Valentine's Day?

Calum's found the girl of his dreams on the internet. Trouble is, he's not been completely honest about himself. Tonight he's meeting her for the first time. But will it also be the last?

Nathan's organised his usual Anti-Valentine's party for the office singletons. Sophie's going - again. Though this year, if she gets her way, they might just be leaving together.

One office. Five lives. On the most romantic day of the year.

A Day At The Office is the latest novel from best-selling romantic comedy novelist Matt Dunn, author of The Ex-Boyfriend's Handbook.


Recommended for those who enjoy:
the 'i heart' series by Lindsey Kelk, love, romance, humour, blossoming love, failure at love, funny moments, bitch-fights, love triangles

Cold Tea and Crumbs rating:  ★★★☆☆


My thoughts:
Love Actually meets Valentine's Day.

This book is a brilliant and witty read and tells an 'out of love' story well without desperation and wallowing being the main aspect of the story. I'm not usually into 'searching for love' stories as I get frustrated with moaning characters that haven't found 'the one' however this story wasn't like that at all. Yes the characters were all unhappy and 'out of love' but the telling of the story added so much lightness and humour to this element of the story that even I was able to enjoy it.

The mix ups and situations which occur in the book are fantastic. My favourite scene being when Sophie is bra shopping and her shop assistant is very 'helpful' ^_^ Another great aspect of this book is the London setting and from having worked around that area for a while myself, I found myself reminiscing of my experiences and you can definitely tell it's written by a London lover.

This book had me constantly laughing out loud and I think it would make a good movie, a la Love Actually. Definitely worth a read if you're looking for something light and funny.


Over to you:

Have you read A Day At The Office, what did you think of it? Enjoyed reading it or disliked it?
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